Story: Joe Okyere, Essikado
THE flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stressed the need for the consolidation of the gains made under the Kufuor administration.
Nana Akufo-Addo said since the NPP assumed power in 2008, there had been a lot of development in infrastructure such as roads, health, education and water.
Addressing a mini durbar of chiefs and party supporters at Esuehyia in the Mfantsiman District of the Central Region, he said other interventions like the introduction of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Capitation Grant and School Feeding Programme that had brought relief to the people must be sustained.
The visit was to interact with the people and to reinvigorate interest and canvass for support for the party’s parliamentary candidates in the three ‘orphan’ constituencies in the region — Ati Mokwa, Mfantsiman East and Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem.
Flanked by Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Papa Owusu Ankomah and Dr Kobina Arthur Kennedy, all former presidential aspirants, Nana Addo said the country had come thus far in terms of development under the NPP and that he would continue with the programme when given the mandate to lead the country after Kufuor’s exit.
He mentioned the discovery of oil at Cape Three Points and its benefits to the nation and said the country needed a person of vision and dedication to ensure that the people realise its full benefits.
On the registration exercise, he advised chiefs and opinion leaders to urge those who had attained the voting age to register when the exercise opens.
He called for a peaceful election, adding that election was about demonstrating one’s choice and not war.
He also introduced the aspiring parliamentary candidate for Mfantsiman East, Mr Kwame Amoasi Andoh, Country Director of the International Labour Organisation/Ghana Decent Work project, to the people and urged them to vote massively for him and the NPP.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
DISTANCE LEARNING MATERIALS DONATED TO ANKAFUL PRISON (PAGE 39)
Story: Joe Okyere, ankaful
THE Co-ordinator of the President’s Special Initiative on Distance Learning (PSI-DL), Madam Abena Agyakoma Kwarteng, has presented Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) materials worth GH 2,200 to the Ankaful Main Camp Prison towards the programme.
The occasion coincided with the inauguration of the programme and a two-day workshop for study centre tutors and co-ordinators at the camp.
Making the presentation, Madam Kwarteng said the PSI-DL was extended to the prison because they found it to be a ready-made centre for distance learning world-wide.
Inmates of the Ankaful Prison will study block-laying and concreting.
Madam Kwarteng said the other prisons selected under the project were Tamale, Wa and Kumasi.
The Nsawam Medium Security Prisons and the James Fort Prison have already benefited from the scheme under the pilot phase.
The co-ordinator said the government was providing financial support for tools, equipment and consumables, in addition to television sets, DVD players and learning materials according to the number of learners.
She advised the inmates to take advantage of the programme to add value to themselves in order to lead decent lives after serving their sentences.
The Regional Commander of the Ankaful Prison, Deputy Director of Prisons Oppong Kofi Tweneboa-Kodua, described the programme as a welcome respite for the Ghana Prison Service, since it would boost the role of the service to provide vocational and technical education, which serves as a spring board for the effective reformation of inmates.
He, however, appealed to the government to consider repealing the laws that banned the employment of ex-convicts in the public sector in order to realise the potential and full benefits of such a laudable project.
The regional commander said if ex-prisoners were properly rehabilitated and fully reintegrated into the society, it would reduce the likelihood of them trying to get back to prison. a
THE Co-ordinator of the President’s Special Initiative on Distance Learning (PSI-DL), Madam Abena Agyakoma Kwarteng, has presented Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) materials worth GH 2,200 to the Ankaful Main Camp Prison towards the programme.
The occasion coincided with the inauguration of the programme and a two-day workshop for study centre tutors and co-ordinators at the camp.
Making the presentation, Madam Kwarteng said the PSI-DL was extended to the prison because they found it to be a ready-made centre for distance learning world-wide.
Inmates of the Ankaful Prison will study block-laying and concreting.
Madam Kwarteng said the other prisons selected under the project were Tamale, Wa and Kumasi.
The Nsawam Medium Security Prisons and the James Fort Prison have already benefited from the scheme under the pilot phase.
The co-ordinator said the government was providing financial support for tools, equipment and consumables, in addition to television sets, DVD players and learning materials according to the number of learners.
She advised the inmates to take advantage of the programme to add value to themselves in order to lead decent lives after serving their sentences.
The Regional Commander of the Ankaful Prison, Deputy Director of Prisons Oppong Kofi Tweneboa-Kodua, described the programme as a welcome respite for the Ghana Prison Service, since it would boost the role of the service to provide vocational and technical education, which serves as a spring board for the effective reformation of inmates.
He, however, appealed to the government to consider repealing the laws that banned the employment of ex-convicts in the public sector in order to realise the potential and full benefits of such a laudable project.
The regional commander said if ex-prisoners were properly rehabilitated and fully reintegrated into the society, it would reduce the likelihood of them trying to get back to prison. a
Saturday, April 26, 2008
‘Mobilise home-grown investment for growth’
April 16 Page 31
Story: Joe Okyere. Agona Swedru
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Reverend Professor Emmanuel Addow Obeng, has stressed the need for citizens of the Central Region to mobilise home-grown investment as intervention for growth and poverty reduction in the region.
Rev. Prof. Obeng said although the region was reputed to be the tourism hub of the country, its impact on the local economy was far from satisfactory.
He said the same could be said about the region’s agricultural potential which is yet to reflect on the level of development the region has seen so far.
In a welcoming address at the opening of a regional development forum at Agona Swedru, Rev. Prof. Obeng agreed that the region’s problem lay in the lack or failure of her own people and indigenous institutions to take the lead in fully harnessing the resources nature had endowed them with, to ensure a turnaround for her local economy.
The forum was organised through the collaborative efforts of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Cape Coast; the Central Regional Development Commission (CEDECOM) and the Regional Coordinating Council. It had the theme “Harnessing the Resources of the Central Region for accelerated development”.
He reminded the people that the radical political interpretation of development, which argues for political action to achieve dramatic changes in the order of things, was no more tenable.
He said a more plausible thinking was that the government should create an enabling environment that would ensure sustainable, equitable and widespread private sector-led growth with an accompanying reduction in poverty levels.
He stated that beyond natural resources, socio-economic development practitioners placed a high premium on education, training and research and these were areas in which the region had a huge comparative advantage.
“As head of one of the two pubic universities in the Central Region...I cannot hide my embarrassment at our inability in the past to influence the socio-economic development of the region beyond what it is now,” he said.
Rev. Prof. Obeng said this awareness had engendered new thinking which had informed some of the new programmes and structures the university had established in the recent past, all of which had direct and indirect influences on growth, wealth creation and poverty reduction.
The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, commended CEDECOM for spearheading the development of the region.
He underscored the need for the human resource development of the region and the role of tertiary institutions in that direction and expressed the hope that the collaboration between the stakeholders would be sustained to enhance the region’s socio-economic development.
The Executive Director of CEDECOM, Mr John Akowuah, said the forum was expected to enhance private sector-led development initiatives; establishment of linkages between farmers and manufacturers, and strategise for the socio-economic development of the region.
He expressed the hope that participants would achieve the objectives of the forum for the development of the region.
The Chief Executive of the Coastal Grooves Limited, Mr Daniel Danquah, suggested the formation of a “ Club 20” to support the development of the region.
Story: Joe Okyere. Agona Swedru
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Reverend Professor Emmanuel Addow Obeng, has stressed the need for citizens of the Central Region to mobilise home-grown investment as intervention for growth and poverty reduction in the region.
Rev. Prof. Obeng said although the region was reputed to be the tourism hub of the country, its impact on the local economy was far from satisfactory.
He said the same could be said about the region’s agricultural potential which is yet to reflect on the level of development the region has seen so far.
In a welcoming address at the opening of a regional development forum at Agona Swedru, Rev. Prof. Obeng agreed that the region’s problem lay in the lack or failure of her own people and indigenous institutions to take the lead in fully harnessing the resources nature had endowed them with, to ensure a turnaround for her local economy.
The forum was organised through the collaborative efforts of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Cape Coast; the Central Regional Development Commission (CEDECOM) and the Regional Coordinating Council. It had the theme “Harnessing the Resources of the Central Region for accelerated development”.
He reminded the people that the radical political interpretation of development, which argues for political action to achieve dramatic changes in the order of things, was no more tenable.
He said a more plausible thinking was that the government should create an enabling environment that would ensure sustainable, equitable and widespread private sector-led growth with an accompanying reduction in poverty levels.
He stated that beyond natural resources, socio-economic development practitioners placed a high premium on education, training and research and these were areas in which the region had a huge comparative advantage.
“As head of one of the two pubic universities in the Central Region...I cannot hide my embarrassment at our inability in the past to influence the socio-economic development of the region beyond what it is now,” he said.
Rev. Prof. Obeng said this awareness had engendered new thinking which had informed some of the new programmes and structures the university had established in the recent past, all of which had direct and indirect influences on growth, wealth creation and poverty reduction.
The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, commended CEDECOM for spearheading the development of the region.
He underscored the need for the human resource development of the region and the role of tertiary institutions in that direction and expressed the hope that the collaboration between the stakeholders would be sustained to enhance the region’s socio-economic development.
The Executive Director of CEDECOM, Mr John Akowuah, said the forum was expected to enhance private sector-led development initiatives; establishment of linkages between farmers and manufacturers, and strategise for the socio-economic development of the region.
He expressed the hope that participants would achieve the objectives of the forum for the development of the region.
The Chief Executive of the Coastal Grooves Limited, Mr Daniel Danquah, suggested the formation of a “ Club 20” to support the development of the region.
Pension scheme for needy aged women
April 12, 2008
Story: Joe Okyere, Elmina
THE scope of the partnership between the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) District and the Municipality of Gouda, Netherlands, has been expanded to include a monthly pension scheme for needy aged women between 70 and 80 in the district.
The first 50 beneficiaries from Berase in the Abrem Traditional Area have received GH¢11 per month as their pension.
The beneficiaries need not contribute under the scheme, which is being implemented on purely humanitarian grounds.
To qualify for the scheme, one must have attained 70 years, besides proving that the one had no breadwinner.
Dubbed “Adopt a Granny Foundation”, the project introduces the needy aged to interested sponsors in the Netherlands for adoption and monthly support.
Speaking at Berase where the first 50 beneficiaries received their pension, the initiator of the scheme and Mayor of the Municipality of Gouda, Mr Wim Cornelis, who led a three-member delegation, said it would be expanded to embrace more aged women.
The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, commended Mr Cornelis for initiating the scheme and advised the recipients to use the money judiciously.
He also commended the District Chief Executive (DCE) for KEEA, Mr George Frank Asmah, for striving hard to sustain and expand the partnership arrangement that began during his (Nana Ato Arthur) term of office as the DCE.
The DCE, Mr George Frank Asmah, said currently the partnership was yielding positive results in areas of sanitation and health with the provision of hospital equipment.
A 1.2-million euro plastic recycling factory is expected to be built at Essaman to tackle the plastic waste menace in the district and provide employment for about 3,000 people.
The Omanhen of the Abrem Traditional Area, Nana Kyiriwia Kordie, thanked the KEEA District Assembly and the Municipality of Gouda for the introduction of the scheme and said it would go a long way to assist aged women in his area.
Story: Joe Okyere, Elmina
THE scope of the partnership between the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) District and the Municipality of Gouda, Netherlands, has been expanded to include a monthly pension scheme for needy aged women between 70 and 80 in the district.
The first 50 beneficiaries from Berase in the Abrem Traditional Area have received GH¢11 per month as their pension.
The beneficiaries need not contribute under the scheme, which is being implemented on purely humanitarian grounds.
To qualify for the scheme, one must have attained 70 years, besides proving that the one had no breadwinner.
Dubbed “Adopt a Granny Foundation”, the project introduces the needy aged to interested sponsors in the Netherlands for adoption and monthly support.
Speaking at Berase where the first 50 beneficiaries received their pension, the initiator of the scheme and Mayor of the Municipality of Gouda, Mr Wim Cornelis, who led a three-member delegation, said it would be expanded to embrace more aged women.
The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, commended Mr Cornelis for initiating the scheme and advised the recipients to use the money judiciously.
He also commended the District Chief Executive (DCE) for KEEA, Mr George Frank Asmah, for striving hard to sustain and expand the partnership arrangement that began during his (Nana Ato Arthur) term of office as the DCE.
The DCE, Mr George Frank Asmah, said currently the partnership was yielding positive results in areas of sanitation and health with the provision of hospital equipment.
A 1.2-million euro plastic recycling factory is expected to be built at Essaman to tackle the plastic waste menace in the district and provide employment for about 3,000 people.
The Omanhen of the Abrem Traditional Area, Nana Kyiriwia Kordie, thanked the KEEA District Assembly and the Municipality of Gouda for the introduction of the scheme and said it would go a long way to assist aged women in his area.
‘God will use Africa as rallying point to foster unity’
April 12, 2008
Story: Joe Okyere, Cape Coast
THE Primate and Archbishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church in North Carolina, USA, the Most Reverend Dr Scott Earl McLaughin, has expressed optimism that God will, in his own wisdom, use Africa as the rallying point to foster unity among the various Christian religions.
He observed that many Africans were embracing Christianity than before, therefore the continent’s leading role in fostering unity among the various Christian religions was a reality.
Archbishop Dr McLaughin stated this when he paid a courtesy call on the Catholic Archbishop of Cape Coast, His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Appiah Turkson, at his residence in Cape Coast.
He is in the country to consecrate and enthrone the Very Reverend Dr Jacob Augustine Welbourne as the first bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church of Ghana.
Dr McLaughin has expressed his condolence to Peter Cardinal Turkson on the death of the first Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Tamale, His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Porekuur Dery.
He disclosed that the Orthodox Anglican Church was drawing plans to establish theological colleges on the continent to help promote the teaching and propagation of the Christian doctrine.
Cardinal Appiah Turkson used the opportunity to explain how Christian religion was introduced into the country by the European missionaries and the various avenues existing for Christian churches to meet regularly and dialogue on ecumenical issues, national stability and peaceful co-existence.
Archbishop Dr McLaughin was accompanied by the Presiding Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Churches in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Right Reverend Hesbon Njera and Right Reverend Alphonse Mfika, respectively.
Story: Joe Okyere, Cape Coast
THE Primate and Archbishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church in North Carolina, USA, the Most Reverend Dr Scott Earl McLaughin, has expressed optimism that God will, in his own wisdom, use Africa as the rallying point to foster unity among the various Christian religions.
He observed that many Africans were embracing Christianity than before, therefore the continent’s leading role in fostering unity among the various Christian religions was a reality.
Archbishop Dr McLaughin stated this when he paid a courtesy call on the Catholic Archbishop of Cape Coast, His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Appiah Turkson, at his residence in Cape Coast.
He is in the country to consecrate and enthrone the Very Reverend Dr Jacob Augustine Welbourne as the first bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church of Ghana.
Dr McLaughin has expressed his condolence to Peter Cardinal Turkson on the death of the first Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Tamale, His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Porekuur Dery.
He disclosed that the Orthodox Anglican Church was drawing plans to establish theological colleges on the continent to help promote the teaching and propagation of the Christian doctrine.
Cardinal Appiah Turkson used the opportunity to explain how Christian religion was introduced into the country by the European missionaries and the various avenues existing for Christian churches to meet regularly and dialogue on ecumenical issues, national stability and peaceful co-existence.
Archbishop Dr McLaughin was accompanied by the Presiding Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Churches in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Right Reverend Hesbon Njera and Right Reverend Alphonse Mfika, respectively.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
AJUMAKO KOKOBEN GETS NEW CHIEF (PAGE 26)
Story: Joe Okyere, Ajumako Kokoben
THE chief of Essaman near Elmina, Nana Kwesi Tandoh IV, has threatened to stop the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipal Assembly from dumping liquid and solid waste at the dumping site in the community.
He said if it was established that a new recycling plant for the district was sited at Aburansa near Komenda, he and his people would advise themselves.
"We wish to assure the assembly that if it decides to maintain its position to relocate the recycling plant at Aburansa, we shall leave no stone unturned in going any length to fully recover our land and also destroy the dumping site," Nana Tandoh warned.
He said the community would further demand GH¢15,000 from the assembly for using the area as a dumping site for the past 16 years without paying anything.
Addressing a news conference to express his displeasure at the rumours, Nana Tandoh explained that soon after the KEEA District was created out of the Cape Coast District in 1992, the then District Chief Executive for the area entered into a “gentleman's agreement” with the community to provide land for dumping waste.
He said it was agreed that any commercial venture to process the waste into useful economic ventures like recycling of plastic waste would be sited at Essaman.
According to Nana Tandoh, the chief and elders of the town did not collect any money for the 16.32 acre land released to the assembly, with the understanding that the land would be used as equity for the community when no other community was ready to give out land for that purpose.
Nana Tandoh said the waste site unusually bred huge and biting flies, which infected community members with diseases.
He noted that it was being rumoured that a group of individuals, inlcuding (Nana Tandoh) himself had set up a company to recycle plastic waste at Aburansa.
According to him, the rumours indicated that because he (Nana Tandoh) was a partner in the company, he had kept quiet about the issue.
He stressed that he knew nothing about any such company and therefore urged the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to probe the issue to clear his name, since his credibility and honour were at stake.
Meanwhile, the Municipal Chief Executive for KEEA, Mr George Frank Asmah, in an interview, reacted to the issue, saying that there was no written agreement anywhere between the assembly and the community to site a plant there.
He said the assembly had the right to locate anything anywhere once it was within the law.
Mr Asmah explained that Sesame would have a subsidiary site where the raw materials would be processed and taken to Aburansa for processing, adding that the recycling plant project at Aburansa was going on smoothly.
He said school buildings near the dumping site at Essaman were being turned into warehouses and the schools relocated to pave the way for the subsidiary site project to kick off.
According to the MCE, Essaman would benefit from a plant to recycle liquid waste into electricity for the community and another project to turn waste into fertiliser.
He urged the people to support the assembly in its quest to ensure total development of the area.
THE chief of Essaman near Elmina, Nana Kwesi Tandoh IV, has threatened to stop the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipal Assembly from dumping liquid and solid waste at the dumping site in the community.
He said if it was established that a new recycling plant for the district was sited at Aburansa near Komenda, he and his people would advise themselves.
"We wish to assure the assembly that if it decides to maintain its position to relocate the recycling plant at Aburansa, we shall leave no stone unturned in going any length to fully recover our land and also destroy the dumping site," Nana Tandoh warned.
He said the community would further demand GH¢15,000 from the assembly for using the area as a dumping site for the past 16 years without paying anything.
Addressing a news conference to express his displeasure at the rumours, Nana Tandoh explained that soon after the KEEA District was created out of the Cape Coast District in 1992, the then District Chief Executive for the area entered into a “gentleman's agreement” with the community to provide land for dumping waste.
He said it was agreed that any commercial venture to process the waste into useful economic ventures like recycling of plastic waste would be sited at Essaman.
According to Nana Tandoh, the chief and elders of the town did not collect any money for the 16.32 acre land released to the assembly, with the understanding that the land would be used as equity for the community when no other community was ready to give out land for that purpose.
Nana Tandoh said the waste site unusually bred huge and biting flies, which infected community members with diseases.
He noted that it was being rumoured that a group of individuals, inlcuding (Nana Tandoh) himself had set up a company to recycle plastic waste at Aburansa.
According to him, the rumours indicated that because he (Nana Tandoh) was a partner in the company, he had kept quiet about the issue.
He stressed that he knew nothing about any such company and therefore urged the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to probe the issue to clear his name, since his credibility and honour were at stake.
Meanwhile, the Municipal Chief Executive for KEEA, Mr George Frank Asmah, in an interview, reacted to the issue, saying that there was no written agreement anywhere between the assembly and the community to site a plant there.
He said the assembly had the right to locate anything anywhere once it was within the law.
Mr Asmah explained that Sesame would have a subsidiary site where the raw materials would be processed and taken to Aburansa for processing, adding that the recycling plant project at Aburansa was going on smoothly.
He said school buildings near the dumping site at Essaman were being turned into warehouses and the schools relocated to pave the way for the subsidiary site project to kick off.
According to the MCE, Essaman would benefit from a plant to recycle liquid waste into electricity for the community and another project to turn waste into fertiliser.
He urged the people to support the assembly in its quest to ensure total development of the area.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
‘Train more experts in venture capital’
April 1, 2008
Story: Joe Okyere, Elmina
more experts in venture capital should be trained to offset the short supply of expertise and to enhance such investments in the country, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Venture Capital Trust Fund, Nana Osei-Bonsu, has said.
According to him, training of such experts was vital for a better and successful venture capital investments.
He said the provision of financial resources to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) depended on the analysis by experts in the industry to determine the risks inherent in the potential investor.
Nana Osei-Bonsu was addressing the opening session of a three-day private equity/venture capital professional training course at the Elmina Beach Resort on Monday.
He said the development of the venture capital industry was a direct consequence of the technical capacity that could be created to drive the industry.
The CEO said that included building capacities of analysts, accountants, finance professionals and lawyers, to deepen their understanding of venture financing.
The various areas the course would address included aspects of private equity/venture capital investments, deal sourcing, investment appraisal and analysis, due diligence, monitoring, documentation, portfolio valuation and the legal aspect of private equity transactions.
Nana Osei-Bonsu, therefore, advised the participants to take advantage of the course to deepen their knowledge to enhance the performance of the sector.
The Chairman of the Venture Capital Trust Fund, Dr S. Nii Noi Ashong, who gave a summary review of the macro-economic conditions in the country, said despite challenges, the economy was far doing well.
He explained that the fund was set up to support SMEs as part of the Ghana poverty reduction strategy and growth.
Story: Joe Okyere, Elmina
more experts in venture capital should be trained to offset the short supply of expertise and to enhance such investments in the country, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Venture Capital Trust Fund, Nana Osei-Bonsu, has said.
According to him, training of such experts was vital for a better and successful venture capital investments.
He said the provision of financial resources to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) depended on the analysis by experts in the industry to determine the risks inherent in the potential investor.
Nana Osei-Bonsu was addressing the opening session of a three-day private equity/venture capital professional training course at the Elmina Beach Resort on Monday.
He said the development of the venture capital industry was a direct consequence of the technical capacity that could be created to drive the industry.
The CEO said that included building capacities of analysts, accountants, finance professionals and lawyers, to deepen their understanding of venture financing.
The various areas the course would address included aspects of private equity/venture capital investments, deal sourcing, investment appraisal and analysis, due diligence, monitoring, documentation, portfolio valuation and the legal aspect of private equity transactions.
Nana Osei-Bonsu, therefore, advised the participants to take advantage of the course to deepen their knowledge to enhance the performance of the sector.
The Chairman of the Venture Capital Trust Fund, Dr S. Nii Noi Ashong, who gave a summary review of the macro-economic conditions in the country, said despite challenges, the economy was far doing well.
He explained that the fund was set up to support SMEs as part of the Ghana poverty reduction strategy and growth.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
PLASTIC RECYLING PLANT FOR ELMINA (BACK PAGE)
Story: Joe Okyere, Elmina
A 1.3-million euro plastic waste recycling plant, Cyclus Elmina Recycling Factory, located at Aburansa in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) District in the Central Region would start operations before the end of the year.
The factory, which will have the capacity to process 500 kilogrammes of plastic waste per hour, will produce plastic granules from plastic bottles and water sachets for the local market and export.
Equipment for the factory is expected in the country by June, this year and would give direct employment to about 60 people while it would indirectly employ over 3000 agents who would collect and buy raw materials.
At the sod-cutting ceremony, the Municipal Chief Executive of the KEEA, Mr George Frank Asmah, said the factory was the product of a collaboration between the KEEA and the Gouda Municipality and Cyclus both of the Netherlands, which have twin-sister relations with the district.
Mr Asmah said to sustain the operations of the factory, the Gouda Municipality had made available sufficient waste bins for the collection of the raw materials and that some of the bins had been donated to some assemblies to feed the factory with their waste.
He said Aburansa was selected to house the factory due to its strategic location and proximity to Takoradi.
Mr Asmah said the KEEA Municipality would also acquire lands from the other traditional areas to serve as land banks for easy access by investors to relocate to the municipality.
The Managing Director of the Cyclus Elmina Recycling Factory, Mr Nico Mensing, said waste could be used to generate wealth and employment and called on the people to take advantage of the project to improve their living standards.
Mr Mensing expressed his company’s interest to look for an investor to build a plant to process citrus and other fruits in the region.
At the same ceremony, the Special Assistant to the Central Regional Minister, Mr Keneth Kingsley Nunoo, on behalf of Nana Ato Arthur and the Elmina Cyclus Recycling Factory, presented 10 computers to the Aburansa School to enhance the children’s study of information communication technology.
The Omanhene of the Komenda Traditional Area, Nana Kodwo Kru II, commended Cyclus Netherlands for siting the plant at Aburansa to create employment for the people in the area.
For his part, the Chief of Aburansa and the Nifahene of the Komenda Traditional Area, Nana Kwamina Annobil II, promised to release land for the assembly, the company and investors to open up the area.
A 1.3-million euro plastic waste recycling plant, Cyclus Elmina Recycling Factory, located at Aburansa in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) District in the Central Region would start operations before the end of the year.
The factory, which will have the capacity to process 500 kilogrammes of plastic waste per hour, will produce plastic granules from plastic bottles and water sachets for the local market and export.
Equipment for the factory is expected in the country by June, this year and would give direct employment to about 60 people while it would indirectly employ over 3000 agents who would collect and buy raw materials.
At the sod-cutting ceremony, the Municipal Chief Executive of the KEEA, Mr George Frank Asmah, said the factory was the product of a collaboration between the KEEA and the Gouda Municipality and Cyclus both of the Netherlands, which have twin-sister relations with the district.
Mr Asmah said to sustain the operations of the factory, the Gouda Municipality had made available sufficient waste bins for the collection of the raw materials and that some of the bins had been donated to some assemblies to feed the factory with their waste.
He said Aburansa was selected to house the factory due to its strategic location and proximity to Takoradi.
Mr Asmah said the KEEA Municipality would also acquire lands from the other traditional areas to serve as land banks for easy access by investors to relocate to the municipality.
The Managing Director of the Cyclus Elmina Recycling Factory, Mr Nico Mensing, said waste could be used to generate wealth and employment and called on the people to take advantage of the project to improve their living standards.
Mr Mensing expressed his company’s interest to look for an investor to build a plant to process citrus and other fruits in the region.
At the same ceremony, the Special Assistant to the Central Regional Minister, Mr Keneth Kingsley Nunoo, on behalf of Nana Ato Arthur and the Elmina Cyclus Recycling Factory, presented 10 computers to the Aburansa School to enhance the children’s study of information communication technology.
The Omanhene of the Komenda Traditional Area, Nana Kodwo Kru II, commended Cyclus Netherlands for siting the plant at Aburansa to create employment for the people in the area.
For his part, the Chief of Aburansa and the Nifahene of the Komenda Traditional Area, Nana Kwamina Annobil II, promised to release land for the assembly, the company and investors to open up the area.
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